Profile: Zach Cozart seems like he should be younger, but he’s entering his age 26 season and he has all of 38 plate appearances as a major leaguer, so prognosticators struggle to pin down exactly what kind of a player he’ll be over a full season. Cozart has great potential with plus speed and decent power at a premium position. Should he nail down the leadoff slot with the Reds out of Spring Training, you can likely take 90+ runs to the bank. He may struggle to hit north of .260, but he’s likely to steal as many as 20 bases and add 14-15 home runs. Shortstop isn’t the deepest of positions and Cozart could pretty easily rank in the second tier by mid-season. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: Cozart is a bit of a wild card due to his lack of major league experience, but he profiles as a double-digit home run and steals shortstop who shouldn’t be too much of a drain with his batting average. He has the tools to be a good fantasy league shortstop, but there may be growing pains.

Profile: In real life, Zack Cozart's work was impressive for a rookie, even a 26-year-old one. He showed above-average power, struck out less than average, added value on the basepaths and with his glove, and racked up almost three wins on the cheap for the Reds. The bad news for fantasy managers interested in his services is that even with normal batted ball luck, some power, and some speed, he couldn't do better than that .246 batting average. And since his luck was fairly average, it's hard to project him for a much better number next year. He once stole 30 bases in Triple-A, but that was 2010 and he's slowed down since. If he can improve on his 72 runs and 35 RBI -- numbers that dragged his number down close to fantasy replacement level -- and the batting average moves forward even a tick, the modest power could make him borderline relevant in mixed leagues. Given the position, he's a deep leaguer either way. (Alan Harrison)

The Quick Opinion: An inconsistent rookie season leaves Zack Cozart on the bubble as a mixed league shortstop. He slugged 15 homers — good enough for fourth-best in the National League at his position — and crossed the plate 72 times, but a .246 average with just 35 RBIs and four stolen bags left owners with gaping holes in more than half of the standard categories.

Profile: Cozart does two things well. He can run into a few home runs despite a poor slugging percentage, and he's a good fielder. Only one of those things will help in fantasy. And Cozart doesn't supplement that with any other worthwhile skills. He won't hit for a decent average and he's not going to steal many bases. The only way he'll be valuable is if he somehow pops 20 home runs one season, which doesn't seem all that likely. Shortstop is a weak position, but you would have to be pretty desperate (or in a very deep league) to look at Cozart as a fantasy contributor. (Chris Cwik)

The Quick Opinion: Cozart has a nice glove at short. That's not going to help you in fantasy.

Profile: Since becoming a full-time player in 2012, Cozart’s weighted on-base average has dropped every year, beginning with an already anemic .298 in 2012 becoming an unsightly .254 mark last year — dead last among qualified shortstops. As if that wasn’t bad enough, after popping 27 home runs between his first two seasons, he smacked just four last year, and it’s not as if he made up for his offensive shortcomings on the basepaths, either, swiping just seven bags. To be fair, Cozart did deal with a minuscule 2.5% home run rate on fly balls, well below his career average, but his average batted ball distance has gone from 272 feet in 2012 to 260 in 2013 to just 256 last year. His line drive rate has diminished each season, and while his strikeout and contact rates have improved, he still posted a terrible 4.6% walk rate. Cozart could still see regular playing time due to his glove, though the Reds’ acquisition of Eugenio Suarez could give the team an alternative. With little reason to see improvement on the horizon for Cozart in 2015, and as he contributes in no category, he’s virtually persona non grata in most leagues. (Karl de Vries)

The Quick Opinion: Cozart remains just a middle infield option for NL-only leagues, at best.

Profile: After contributing little to fantasy teams heading into 2015, Cozart enjoyed a breakout over about a third of a season, before busting up his knee that required season-ending surgery. His isolated slugging rate jumped above .200 and home run to fly ball rate moved into the double digits, both for the first time, while his walk rate inched up to a career high and his strikeout rate fell to a career low. His batted ball distance surged, validating his power spike, while his power related metrics, specifically his fly ball and pull rates, both reached new heights. All of these metrics support the increased power, though how his performance is going to be affected following major surgery is anyone's guess. If he opens the season hitting at the top of the Reds order, he'll probably be a worthy gamble in all leagues. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: Can Cozart sustain that increased power he showed before going down with a knee injury that required surgery? With little speed, he's going to have to in order to earn any fantasy value, but he should be worth the speculation as his cost is likely to be relatively cheap.